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Reveals that Canadian scientists have been forced to abandon an ice island they have used since 1983 to chart the Arctic Ocean. The island has detached itself from the ice shelf on Ellesmore Island in the Canadian arctic archipelago.

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Reports on the debate over the drilling in the Arctic regions. Efforts of oil companies to influence the proposal; Reference to the advertisement by Phillips Petroleum; Problems associated with the drilling.